Hamster

Paper as a positive reinforcer for acquisition of a barpress response by the golden hamster

A hamster will readily work in order to get access to nesting material.

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Jansen, P. E., Goodman, E. D., Jowaisas, D. et al. 1969. Paper as a positive reinforcer for acquisition of a barpress response by the golden hamster. Psychonomic Science 16, 113-114.

Housing, care, and breeding

Species-appropriate handling procedures are described/demonstrated.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Magalhaes, H. 1968. Housing, care, and breeding . In: The Golden Hamster - Its Biology and Use in Medical Research. Hoffman, R. A., Robinson, P. F., Magalhaes, H. (eds), 15-23. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa.

The effect of light intensity on the breeding and development of rats and golden hamsters

It was noticed that animals subjected to an illumination of 2000 lux were tame and playful with handling, while those at lower light intensities resisted handling and tried to bite when vaginal smear was taken. ... The weight of some...

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Hamster, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Weihe, W. H., Schidlow, J., Strittmatter, J. 1969. The effect of light intensity on the breeding and development of rats and golden hamsters. International Journal of Biometeorology 13, 69-79.

Effects of oestrogen and progesterone on nest building in the golden hamster

Nest building in golden hamsters was measured by daily removal and weighing of nests built with straw pulled in from a supply outside each cage. Females used increasing amounts of straw as pregnancy advanced. Similar increases were seen in spayed...

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Richards, M. 1969. Effects of oestrogen and progesterone on nest building in the golden hamster. Animal Behaviour 17, 356-361.

Deleterious effect of infantile stimulation in the golden hamster

Unlike in rats, early handling makes hamsters timid and wild when they are adults.

Year Published: 1975Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Lawlor, M. M., Wells, P. A., Weinberg, J. 1975. Deleterious effect of infantile stimulation in the golden hamster. Experimental Brain Research 23(Supplement), 120 (Abstract).

Behavior adaptation to fixed-interval and fixed-time food delivery in golden hamster

Food-deprived golden hamsters in a large enclosure received food every 30 sec contingent on lever pressing, or free while their behavior was continuously recorded in terms of an exhaustive classification of motor patterns. As with other species in other situations,...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Anderson, M. C., Shettleworth, S. T. 1977. Behavior adaptation to fixed-interval and fixed-time food delivery in golden hamster. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 25, 33-49.

Sound and its significance for laboratory animals

Several methods of varying accuracy have been used to assess what sounds small laboratory animals such as rodents are capable of hearing. Most rodents can detect sounds from 1000 Hz (the frequency of the Greenwich Time Signal) up to 100000...

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Chinchilla, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mole Rat, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Gamble, M. R. 1982. Sound and its significance for laboratory animals. Biological Reviews 57, 395-421.

The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha

It is good advice to form new groups in clean cages to avoid territorial antagonism resulting from familiar odor cues.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Gerbil, Hamster, Mouse, Other Rodent, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Brown, R. E. 1985. The rodents II: Suborder Myomorpha. In: Social Odours in Mammals, Volume 1. Brown, R. E. , MacDonald, D. W. (eds). Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK.

Laboratory Hamsters

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: van Hoosier, G. L. , McPherson, C. W. 1987. Laboratory Hamsters. Academic Press, Orlando, FL.

Body temperature rhythm and response to pyrogen in exercising and sedentary hamsters

Placement into empty cage of another hamster results in a significant increase in body temperature.

Year Published: 1990Animal Type: Hamster, Rodent

Citation: Conn, C. A., Borer, K. T., Kluger, M. J. 1990. Body temperature rhythm and response to pyrogen in exercising and sedentary hamsters. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 22, 636-642.